Become Anyone 2.0 - Full Face Changing LED Mask

[@SeanHodgins]

No wonder I'm sleepy. This video was... a lot. Drop a like, comment, and subscribe if you want to see more of this! Thanks for watching!

[@geluidsbox9195]

Hi, awesome video! May I know which pick and place machine you have? :)

[@HybridRobotix]

More, PLEASE!

[@MM-fr7mz]

Sampo AlphaScan, nice touch!

[@nocontabanconmiastucia939]

Second Channels are the best place for really deep dives, I love them!. I just subscribed

[@PhilieBlunt666]

Is that doom guy on there in the thumbnail?

[@JeffGeerling]

I can imagine in a couple years, you'll have like 3M pixels and be able to emulate anyone's face by just glancing at them for a second or two.

[@SeanHodgins]

😁But first! Make it less terrifyingly fragile.

[@talananiyiyaya8912]

Dude hasn't heard of LCD panels

[@JeffGeerling]

@@talananiyiyaya8912harder to conform LCD panels in multiple sizes to curved or multi-angled surfaces without being able to spend a few billion dollars at a time for the customizations!

[@AKAtheA]

@@talananiyiyaya8912 AMMOLED...thinner, flexible, active light source...

[@Crushonius]

@@talananiyiyaya8912 bendable oled would be much better

[@hacksmith]

Duuude. These videos are just getting better and better! Loved seeing the mask early at halloween!

[@SeanHodgins]

I'm glad it survived the night!

[@MarkRober]

Both the production quality and build are insane here.

[@cosmicsnacks1191]

Mark rober i love your content im trying to collect replies from channels i like it would mean alot!

[@SeanHodgins]

It has to be true if it’s coming from someone who has their own satellite! 😁

[@dmitrymaslov4458]

Making an LED mask is one thing, but making a SciFi movie about this ... man I like your art!

[@SeanHodgins]

Thank you, it means a lot!

[@painfield]

@@SeanHodgins legit at one point in the video I paused the processing of what you were doing to think that only having the film skills you have would be enough, apart from all the creating the mask, putting together the controllers and programming a mapper in python... loved it, and really darn impressive 🤯

[@mhavock]

and making daft punk's outfit look old skool.

[@MiPedoteTUMBA]

Bro wrote his own code, 3D printed the parts, soldered, created a controller, and made fucking movie for this! Subscribed!

[@BloodyMobile]

People have played "Bad Apple" on basically everything. This guy's the first to play it on his face. Nice.

[@SeanHodgins]

It is the way.

[@Mountain-Man-3000]

That's cyberpunk AF.

[@kevinpopescu9741]

check out scanner darkly

[@SeanHodgins]

I’ve got to stick to the aesthetic

[@badreality2]

This is similar to what the undercover police department wears in A Scanner Darkly.

[@pcmaster888]

I made the same mistake in a project, ripping the pads off the pcb. The problem is that the weak point isn't the solder joint itself, but like you said, the pad rips right off the pcb. A trick to mitigate that is: Make the pads a tad bigger and put as many vias in the area as possible. The solder will wick into the holes and make the connection a lot stronger. I learned this from my background in FPV drones, where most modern flight ESCs do exactly that for the big amperage thick wire pads, because those rip off easily in the high-vibration environment of the drone. (you can search for images of FPV ESC boards, so you can see what I mean) Neat trick :)

[@jannikheidemann3805]

It's like the vias allow the solder joint to grow roots into the PCB!

[@roseywastaken]

This has a vibe of a 90s action movie that includes someone mashing on a keyboard to "hack" computers. Also, the phone ringing sound from Matrix is a great choice!

[@SeanHodgins]

I swear that ringtone is burned into my brain.

[@Hawk7886]

Tied with the ringtone from the sat phone in jurassic park 2

[@lennartb]

I love the relatively low pixel density, so much cooler than flexible oleds or something, fantastic mask for an EDM artist or something!

[@SeanHodgins]

Yeah there is just something about the look of individual LEDs vs a panel. Thanks for checking it out!

[@user-dp9pm5vv8j]

I swear the production of your videos just keeps getting better and better - ps totally up for that deep dive!

[@SeanHodgins]

Ill get on that then! Thanks!

[@davvehallberg]

A flexible OLED displays on all surfaces would be awesome!!

[@SeanHodgins]

I’ve emailed so many oled companies about this stuff. Maybe one day!

[@Brokentwobutton]

They're all so small and expensive. I saw some on Alibaba IIRC, but they were limited orders and still a few hundred for a phone screen sized display. That would really up it to "A Scanner Darkly" levels of disorienting.

[@omarjimenezromero3463]

you can use a "most" circular panel and just put the lines of the face to "jump over" the thing about the circle mask, like the mask oda of cyberpunk 2077 uses, and the white mask of this video lines to jump over the AI who need to "feel" the distance of a face to know is a "real" face.

[@dougcox835]

@@SeanHodgins To really work right it would need to be a very high resolution and not faceted. It would need to be on a flexible materiel that could be used as an actual mask. I'm thinking more for a robot actually. It would not be a good identity mask for the same reason a ball cap doesn't work. They would just look for the guy with a certain type of mask. Wearing something like this hides your identity but also draws attention to you and that's exactly what you don't want. Great for parties though. Trouble is, it's only good for everyone else, not the wearer.

[@undaware]

Thanks!

[@SeanHodgins]

What?! Thank you! I didn’t even know these were enabled on non livestreams lol

[@WoodnessGoodness]

This could elevate my zoom calls to the next level.

[@SeanHodgins]

It also doubles as an amazing head lamp, if you ever want to work on your off-grid cabin in the dark!

[@nme6777]

You can apply the mask programmatically, it's much easier

[@4hmza]

The angular mask definitely has character. For a design that relies on curves or just for the sake of simplified assembly by removing the 3D soldering you could use foam and a Flex PCB with holes to sew the PCB to the foam. At he cost of more $$$ of course. Great video, you never cease to amaze. Your projects are unique and your presentation is top notch. I could sit and watch all of your video one after another and still crave for more. You really are an inspiration and I hope your videos can reach more like minded people. Whenever your name shows up in my stack of notifications I know i'm in for a treat. Thank you for your time and energy, and thank you for sharing !!!

[@theavaliengineer]

Exactly what I was thinking. Maybe a flexibe PCB stretched over a deformable wire frame so you can change the shape.. Another option for expansion might be an E-ink display to make it matte rather than glowing.

[@Engineezy]

This videos redefines what maker videos should look like. The project is 🔥 the scale is 😵 and the storytelling is 👌👌

[@SeanHodgins]

Thanks man! Though I don’t recommend anyone go down this path if you actually want to release content 😂

[@SyntheticFuture]

Making videos like this as a single man crew is insanity. You'll spend 4x your project time in setting up shots and getting everything edited 🥲

[@undaware]

Your brain only solves things that you're not currently working on. The zone is working unconscious.

[@SeanHodgins]

My brain constantly does side quests.

[@Nerdforge]

This project is soo crazy, and the video was on another level too! Well done!! 🤩 You have your own pick and place?

[@SeanHodgins]

🙂thanks, I think the mask would pair well with your cryptic outfits 😉 - yeah it’s a small one called a Neoden YY1. Has quite a few small issues that can be frustrating but it gets the job done most of the time.

[@mikebergman1817]

This is the coolest project, and one of my favorite videos you have done!!

[@SeanHodgins]

Thanks! That means a lot. Lots of work went into this one.

[@Al-vc1kw]

This is a really cool project/idea. I personally would've gone for flexible e-Ink or electrowetting displays for the mask, controlled by an fpga for displaying mapped visuals. This would rise a very real possibility of displaying someone else's face (or perhaps StyleGAN generated face) to fool the face recognition software running on survailance camera feeds. For some reason, I have a feeling that someone already did that. I just can't remember if, when and/or where I saw it or heard about it. Anyway, I really liked the project. Keep up the good work. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your content.

[@MrVolt]

Transition game through the roof! Best video/project yet, Sean. I neeeed to see this in person.

[@SeanHodgins]

Thanks! Well If you’re in the area. lol or It might need to survive the trip to OpenSauce… that is questionable though

[@captain___waffles]

This was crazy well produced. Not only a maker (which is a lot of content I like on YT), but a genuine artist at that. The directing that went into this is crazy effort for a maker video. Earned a sub for sure.

[@doricy.]

man made a movie to showcase his mask, that's crazy

[@SeanHodgins]

It was worthy of the effort!

[@shadyworld1]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="515">8:35</a> Looks like An Electrified Medieval Knight Helmet😀, looks awesome!

[@mattvickars7236]

The ending reminds me of the book Snow Crash. Another legendary video Sean, thank you!

[@SeanHodgins]

I haven't read Snow Crash yet, but I've been meaning to get on it. Ill move it up on the list!

[@Uhfgood]

This would be cool to use in a movie, like an actual movie that's in theaters. Maybe their guards in some sort of sci-fi/fantasy space opera, and their masks are these led masks. Would be pretty impressive, if they had the armor to match (and I don't necessarily mean armor with leds all over it, I just mean to fit the mask shape).

[@avi7278]

CGI is much more practical than a fragile mask like this.

[@Uhfgood]

@@avi7278 - I said it would look cool. Yeah you can do anything with vfx and cgi, but that doesn't have anything to do with my comment.

[@avi7278]

@@Uhfgood it would look the same, so it wouldn't look any cooler either way.

[@Uhfgood]

@@avi7278 - Couldn't you be doing something better than replying to my comments just to put them down?

[@sgsax]

The Mask Mk II is pretty sweet, but the cinematography of this video is absolutely outstanding. You just keep upping the game. Thanks for sharing!

[@Tcustoms]

Wow, not only is the build amazing but the video itself is a work of art! Great work man

[@SeanHodgins]

Thanks a ton! I appreciate it

[@lightdark00]

Before watching this I was looking at head socks that make you appear as someone else from a distance. Fun times we live in

[@SeanHodgins]

hahahaha, we're all about hiding the face these days.

[@Darksunbird]

bad apple.. good choice. for test.

[@festro1000]

Using the 3d printer to make a scaffold would probably be a better option for a few reasons, it would be easier to mount the panels and to give it some structure and some strategically placed metal tape and friction fitting could forego the soldering all together, would also allow her easier replacement of the panels if one went bad.

[@SeanHodgins]

You really read my mind, going to simplify assembly next time

[@karlexceed]

Next gen: smooth mask + 6-axis pick-n-place

[@SeanHodgins]

Whoa, 3d printed circuit board to conform to the shape, thats a really cool idea. May be possible in a few years.

[@jannikheidemann3805]

@@SeanHodgins Maybe you can vaccum mold some Styrofoam onto a 3D printed mask mold.

[@threeMetreJim]

With a smooth mask, you could probably just cover it with some flexible strips with the leds on. I'm sure you can have custom flexi pcbs manufactured these days. Might make it easier to map positions if you are careful mounting the strips (vertically - addresses running top to bottom, bottom to top alternately), and help with the power connections so you don't end up with long power connection runs on narrow strips (a problem you get with standard ws2812 led strips on long runs that affects the colour).

[@MeepMu]

I love that you played Bad Apple on it

[@SeanHodgins]

Doom is next. hahaha

[@MeepMu]

@@SeanHodgins as a matter of course!

[@D33P-5H4D3]

Duuuuuuude!! I love everything about this video! Don't let the haters break your spirit. It's not just what you do, but how you tell it that inspires me! I enjoy your projects and storytelling very much! keep on crushing it, Sean 💪

[@ryankyser5243]

Your editing is just unbelievable. I cannot believe this is not a multimillion dollar channel.

[@SeanHodgins]

Just a few million dollars away! lol

[@dougcox835]

Easy way to build strength is to add a lot of ground or nothing pads to solder to on the edges. Even put a continuous traces down the edge to solder the entire length with only gaps for the power and signal pads.

[@steubens7]

3d pixel mapping with a camera is easier than people think, and as long as you can turn on a set of lights by the same identifier, their number or sequence doesn't matter. wled supports sending light data with udp and android phones have nice cameras and an imu :) i haven't got it all together on android yet, though, since camera movement is actually beneficial for accuracy and that part might be above my pay grade... opencv rocks though! like there's libraries for fits on point clouds and multiple methods to gather them already, and to calculate camera extrinsics. my fingers are crossed

[@steubens7]

i've had a lot of success with just having a function to step to the next led based on the shape, arcs and lines at any angles and stuff in larger displays. you'd need to break it down by panel and have a stepover by each line from the looks of things, but it could work. this is the only way to keep something pixel mapped with moving parts. partial maps plus new orientation

[@steubens7]

aaaalso, the gerber files can be a source of all the data you need, each pad has its' own coordinate system and if a part has an active element, like an led, or a hall sensor, zero is right on that bad boy

[@steubens7]

also this is basically just a uv unwrap and blender has lots of tools for that :) could have skipped a ton of steps trying to have a conventional model. it can export step files if you want to start from something weird and put features on it. just generally, everyone should use blender, just generally. geometry nodes could place the LEDs for you and export a csv with their real 3d position in space

[@falafell]

Your workshop being a large, open, relatively minimalistic space is interesting to see.

[@FrankGraffagnino]

i'd love a more detailed walkthrough! also.. that work on the Matrix search pages on the CRT was incredible work and attention to detail. Great stuff Sean. You really need to bring this to OpenSauce this year!!!

[@SeanHodgins]

Thanks! A couple Easter eggs here and there as well. Yeah I think I’ll do a walk and talk video on the second channel. There is some interesting stuff I needed to do in order to make it work.

[@ericison6032]

All you need is a hat with infrared lights, that will block out all security cameras from reading your face.

[@Betruet]

Man, so much work put into this. Such high quality. I love it.

[@SeanHodgins]

Thank you!

[@rokkos]

Amazing video and cinematography!!! and even more amazing DIY project! would love to make it for myself

[@henrykau3095]

You should use eink displayes for the next one as they don't produce light like a human face.

[@SeanHodgins]

Ohh that’s a cool idea, wonder if I can get custom shapes made

[@jannikheidemann3805]

@@SeanHodgins Or get ones that don't break if cut from the right side.

[@eilonhay4812]

something you can consider from 3D modeling world. scan your face, retoplogy it using a general base mesh. UV unwrap it/ then you have libraries of 3D face textures you can download and display based on those UV cords. you can print a face mask that is costume to you because you scanned your face, and add LEDs based on UV unerap

[@Jallal70]

really good project! it motivated me to start working on my own projects.

[@SuperheroArmorychannel]

This is the greatest cinematic video I’ve ever seen on youtube by far! I absolutely love your style of blending a build video with a storyline & narration. The mask is cool too 😂 Please do more of these!

[@Emulation_Inflation]

Badass!!! I want one for a rave! Dang you could make alot of money off this! Is there a way to make the LEDs smaller?

[@Matqux]

This is such a cooool idea! Great work! (As always :D)

[@SeanHodgins]

Thank you for watching!

[@toamastar]

this is absolutely friggin sick!!! This looks like something a cool af EDM artist would wear!! Your videos are always so insanely good, glad i subscribed! :)

[@SeanHodgins]

If I make it more durable, it could survive a show or two

[@DERTOBL]

Run IR-LEDs, fuck CCTV.

[@Anthony_DeSouza]

Fantastic works as always, Sean. I've been eagerly waiting for this video since seeing it [a month ago] and you did not disappoint !

[@SeanHodgins]

Thank you! Glad it worked out, it took awhile!

[@slawclips]

i clicked on your video incredibly stoned, i am still blown away by your matrix scene recreations, please do more stuff like that, i love the matrix so much, BULLET-TIME

[@UncleJessy]

this is way cooler than any of those crappy halloween LED masks. Friggin rad man!

[@Convolutedtubules]

The mask looks really cool. It turned out amazing. I hope you will keep working on this project.

[@trashpanda6763]

Is that doom guy face from the original doom game

[@SeanHodgins]

Yep doom guy from original doom

[@illyau]

For soldering those panels together you can inverse your 3d model and make a mold, so everything stays together while you assemble.

[@SeanHodgins]

I kind of did that, but I didn't make the inverse big enough to compensate for the LEDs thickness, but worked well enough to get it made!

[@jelloshot]

this is so much more engaging of a format than standard build videos omg glad this came across my recommendations

[@joshstricklin1360]

I get so fucking excited every time I see a new video from you. Incredible stuff. The production value, the project itself, the engineering behind it... bravo, friend. And yes, I'd love a deep dive, too.

[@SeanHodgins]

Deep dive will be on the way. Thanks so much!

[@danielbinoy]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="129">2:09</a> I felt this on a deep level, subbed just for that

[@sniperdogruffo]

This is fantastic work! Glad to have people like you around!

[@DustinWatts]

Amazing how you film your content. Well scripted, filmed and edited. I don't know what the biggest compliment is. But imagine that, and go a bit higher. Then you approach what I want to say! Thanks Sean for an amazing video.

[@blurboards1]

Wow man! I can imagine you learned how to improve it further. Nice work!

[@seanstumpf4190]

Your channel makes me remember what KZbin was actually about. When your channel gets really large, remember the quality of your videos over the quantity, it matters and its what makes your channel so special.

[@SeanHodgins]

Its honestly always a fight against the algorithm. This video is another example of that!

[@Wiksium]

this mask would be crazy for cosplay like damn great job

[@geckooom]

i have never seen one of your videos before and i think the narrative thing you're doing with your videos instead of the usual step by step video is cool

[@agepbiz]

Incredibly well made video and project!

[@SeanHodgins]

Thank you! Love your projects btw

[@Alphaseen]

That is really well done.

[@SeanHodgins]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@sSpeaker]

The amount of work is insane. Subscribed!

[@mikesusername]

Dude I love this style of videos so much! Im eating sandwich and drinking coffee like a boss while watching this

[@SeanHodgins]

Hell yeah!

[@albea1695]

I enjoy the level of detail you put into your explanations. Great work 👍

[@evanbarnes9984]

Dude, each video is better than the last! Amazing work on this. Now I want to try making something like this for Burning Man. Also I definitely want more of a deep dive!

[@SeanHodgins]

Not sure I could survive burning man , but I would love to see some of my work floating around there lol

[@Rouverius]

"Was it worth?" Yes, yes it was. Amazing stuff as always, Sean!

[@TheRealMcNuggs]

Use fiber optics cable (only the inner part) to reroute light from a mini projector and have the endings face outwards of the mask

[@wchorski]

props to you for allways makign these 'Hackerman' montages that aren't cringy

[@SeanHodgins]

thanks! though I'm not sure everyone agrees lol

[@katoy9976]

Doomguy 🥲

[@RadekMarszalek]

You're awesome Sean, this movie (and the project) is a freaking masterpiece!

[@SeanHodgins]

Thank you so much! Appreciate it

[@sivfpv2080]

Besides the awesome project, i really like the epic, at the same time chill and storytelling style of your videos!

[@austiwawa]

I am coming over to try it! Incredible job with the video

[@MarinusMakesStuff]

Great work Sean. Oh and hey, I'd love to see more on the pixel arrays on your 2nd channel! I was already having issues with three clusters with 9 LED's each, so maybe I can learn a thing and maybe I can reboot my old project and finish it the way I wanted to with some new knowledge ;)

[@SeanHodgins]

Will do! Jump on the discord too if you're not already(in the video description), maybe I, or someone, can help troubleshoot.

[@MarinusMakesStuff]

@@SeanHodgins Hey thanks, I didn't know you had a discord. I'll find my way! :)

[@donallally1992]

Cant wait to see the github for this. I may be in the middle of my winter exams. But I'm so gonna treat myself to making one of these.

[@SeanHodgins]

Its a mess, sorry... lol github.com/IdleHandsProject/black_rabbit

[@cdigames]

In before DeadMaus commissions one from you.

[@SeanHodgins]

Got his number? Haha

[@rafnael8807]

Futuristic Head Armor

[@mrharvest]

Hear me out, just use flexible OLED panels. Much, much better resolution.

[@Petch85]

damn, you make the coolest projects.

[@SeanHodgins]

Thanks!

[@gamingwithskelly]

the sound design on this video went crazy and photography just brings it all together!

[@SeanHodgins]

I'm glad you liked it, sound isn't always my strong suit.

[@KeithOlson]

As solid as the build was, the editing really took it to another level. Bravo! (Honestly, though; depending on a few pads along the edge of the boards to hold them together had my fingers clenching. At least castelate the edges of the PCB for more structure or use vias for copper 'staples' to be soldered into. You could also run UV-cured resin along the seam and then hit it with a UV LED.)

[@SeanHodgins]

Ohh that’s a neat idea, I decided to not castellate the edges but I probably should have, it was a trial this time, and still holding strong! But I wouldn’t sneeze with it on. Hahah

[@TewaAya]

Fiber optics could be boosted on bigger outside dots. It needs to be a bigger almost helmet/anime sized heads for less solder work

[@Circuitdigest]

Defanilty going to build something similar, Love your video Cheers!!

[@xiggywiggs]

yes. yes it was really worth it. that looks INCREDIBLE

[@QuantumGarage]

Great video, always love seeing new stuff from you. Would be great to see a more technical deep dive into this and your other projects on the second channel

[@SeanHodgins]

Definitely plan to do that!

[@bdhaliwal24]

This is amazing. Not just the end product but watching a real-life Tony Stark

[@jerrysmith6798]

totally badass video man, loved every second of it!

[@SeanHodgins]

Thanks Jerry! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@RoboCNCnl]

Absolute awesome project, and man... i wish i had 10% of your video skills

[@SeanHodgins]

Thanks! Just keep working at it. I'm still trying to improve myself every day.

[@aptech2933]

That thing's "F"ing awesome Man. Great work.

[@SeanHodgins]

Thank you! I want to see how far I can take up, upgrading etc.

[@EvertZwevert]

Your style of making and videos is off the charts. Thanks ! Would love to deep dive.

[@PCBWay]

It feels like we are enjoying a MOVIE!! You do NEVER STOP to amaze us, Sean 🔥🔥

[@SeanHodgins]

Thank you! 😊

[@PCBWay]

@@SeanHodgins Definitely we want to see more!!!!!

[@hammadsafeer4283]

Pure cinematics and Tech man. Vid quality so high got me thinking am I watching MR robot!!!

[@SeanHodgins]

Thanks! Hopefully this is real and not an actual episode of Mr. Robot 🫣

[@WilliamColeStevens]

Subbed to the second channel. Been working on a DJ helmet using a pixelblaze and 4 odd shaped LED panels and would love to see how you're making the videos work on there. The pixelblaze is great for controlling the LEDs but you're right: they are limited. Also, that mask has to be hot as ffffffffff lol. Throw a fan in there?? Real cool stuff

[@Z00111111]

I absolutely love the way you mix art and engineering. I really want to see an exhibition of your work.

[@SeanHodgins]

Ill probably bring some pieces of Open Sauce this year. Just need to remember not to take my projects apart after lol